Here’s to a year full of good fortune and health! We’re eyeing these restaurants for the best CNY yusheng in Singapore.
It’s that time of the year to reunite with loved ones and usher in prosperity and abundance as we celebrate the Year of the Dragon. The colourful tradition of lo hei brings together families and friends during Chinese New Year, when everyone gathers around the table to toss yusheng.
This platter typically consists of raw fish slices, shredded vegetables and packets of seasoning and condiments. As each element is added to the dish, an auspicious phrase is uttered. When it’s time for the toss, things tend to get messy, ‘cos the higher your chopsticks go, the better your year will be. It’s a lively, spirited custom that gets everyone involved in the action shouting blessings of good fortune. Want to get your hands on the finest yusheng in Singapore? Look no further.
Best yusheng in Singapore for Chinese New Year 2024
1. Crystal Jade
From casual to fine dining, Crystal Jade’s numerous outlets cover it all when the Lunar New Year comes around. We’re eyeing its Prosperity yusheng (from $138) loaded with fresh and dried fruits – think red dragon fruit, green mango, longan, pomelo, apricot and jackfruit. It’s also piled high with veggies like tomatoes, purple cabbage, cucumber deep-fried yam strips and a dressing of scallion oil and Okinawa acerola juice-infused plum sauce. Of course, the highlight is the poached Boston lobster tail and torched raw scallops to elevate the dish.
Crystal Jade, takeaway available from 5 December 2023 to 25 February 2024, dine in from 19 January 2024 onwards; multiple locations including Crystal Jade Palace and Crystal Jade Pavillion
2. Blue Jasmine
Chopsticks at the ready, as we’re tossing into a fortune-filled year with the Thai yusheng from Blue Jasmine! This colourful rendition features traditional yusheng elements like smoked salmon, alongside chicken bak kwa and a generous drizzle of tangy plum and passion fruit sauce inspired by the flavours of Thailand. Choose from two sizes: $68++ for 3 to 4 pax or $88++ for 6 to 8 pax. Trust us, this sweet and sour twist on the classic lo hei will have you coming back for seconds. Psst: IHG One Rewards members can enjoy a 30% discount off the yusheng, so be sure to get your orders in!
Blue Jasmine, pre-order available from 15 January 2024 onwards, dine-in/takeaway/delivery from 5 to 18 February 2024; Level 5, Holiday Inn Singapore Little India, 10 Farrer Park Station Road, Singapore 217564
3. Canchita Peruvian Cuisine
Infuse a taste of Peru into your CNY celebrations with the restaurant’s Chifa Dragon Peruvian-Cantonese dishes. The star of the show? Lo hei and crunchy tacos ($68), a colourful plate of yusheng embellished with prawns, octopus, Peruvian uni, red snapper, and corn tortillas. Continue the culinary journey with ceviche, lamb wontons, roasted suckling pig served with sides of Peruvian “fried rice and noodles” and more.
Canchita Peruvian Cuisine, now till 8 February 2024; 9A-9B Dempsey Road, Singapore 247698
4. Yan
Lobster, anyone? Have a crack at the crustacean, which takes the spotlight in Yan’s Kaleidoscope of Prosperity yusheng in “Shun De” style. It’s piled high with crispy vermicelli, shredded purple and yellow sweet potatoes, pickled ginger, veggies, and gold flakes. As a nod to the Year of the Dragon, lobster, which translates directly from Mandarin to “dragon shrimp”, is the star of this year’s dish. Choose to toss it in the restaurant or grab the salmon yusheng for takeaway.
Yan, 15 December 2023 to 24 February 2024; order online or at #05-02, National Gallery Singapore, 1 St. Andrew’s Road, Singapore 178957
5. Burma Social
Spend the Lunar New Year at Burma Social and toss to prosperity with the restaurant’s vibrant yusheng (from $38++ for two pax). Enjoy the medley of daikon, Japanese kyuri, salmon sashimi, dried persimmon, wakame, and ama ebi or smoked hamachi – all complemented with soy apple sauce.
Burma Social, 34 Tras Street, Singapore 079026
6. Tajimaya Yakiniku
If you love sashimi, you’ll adore this Prosperity yusheng (from $88), which is available in two sizes. Packed with slices of hamachi, tuna, salmon, akami, swordfish, and salmon belly, the platter is paradise for anyone who enjoys fresh raw fish. Of course, it also comes with all the usual colourful veggies and ume honey dressing for the final flourish.
Tajimaya Yakiniku, 15 January to 25 February 2024; available at multiple locations including Great World and VivoCity or order online
7. Canopy
Want to celebrate Chinese New Year with your fur babies? Hit up this pet-friendly restaurant that stays open during the CNY season for your family gathering. The Canopy yusheng ($68++ for four pax) features smoked salmon slices, freshly julienned veggies, and plum sauce to finish it off. Here’s to an auspicious year ahead!
Canopy, 1 to 25 February 2024; multiple locations including HortPark and Changi Village
8. Black Knight Hot Pot
No Chinese New Year celebration is complete without lo hei, so get yours from Black Knight Hot Pot for a luxurious treat. The live lobster yusheng ($128) for eight is a rainbow of veggies and fruits like preserved radish and Mandarin peel, topped with lobster and drizzled with plum sauce for a toss to good fortune.
Black Knight Hot Pot, 5 January to 24 February 2024; #02-02/05, Nihon Street, Millenia Walk, 9 Raffles Boulevard, Singapore 039596
9. Bedrock Origin
Want something a little different from your usual Chinese restaurants? Celebrate the Lunar New Year season with the Abundant Prosperity Toss ($68++) at this steakhouse in Sentosa. The yusheng dish is a beautiful display of 28-day aged Albacore tuna slices, daikon, carrots, dragonfruit, crackers, pickled red and green ginger, peanuts, and sesame seeds. For the finishing touch, add a splash of plum sauce and sesame oil dressing before the toss.
Bedrock Origin, 9 to 24 February 2024, available only for dine-in, order one day in advance; #01-02, Oasia Resort Sentosa Hotel, 23 Beach View, Palawan Ridge, Singapore 098679
10. Rappu
We’re eyeing Rappu’s Lo with Fortune yusheng ($88) to toss up sashimi, hamachi, salmon, hotate, chuka hotate, ikura, and yellow tobiko alongside seaweed crackers, veggies, and house-made yuzu honey plum sauce. Whether you’re celebrating CNY with your family or at the office, this pretty plate will impress. P.S. you can also add on uni ($64 for 45g or $120 for 100g) for that extra pizzazz.
Perk alert: order by 28 January 2024 for an early bird price of $68.
Rappu, now till 24 February 2024, available for dine-in, takeaway, and delivery; 52 Duxton Road, Singapore 089516
11. Ju Xing Home
The restaurant celebrates Chinese New Year 2024 with its debut yusheng made of fried yam, carrots, purple sweet potatoes, dried oranges, ginger, melon, cucumber, and more. As for the star of the dish, choose between salmon and abalone (or both), with prices starting from $46 for four to six people. Before you toss to prosperity, drizzle the house-made mixed fruits plum sauce for sweet and tangy notes.
Ju Xing Home, available from 22 January to 25 February 2024 for dine-in, pre-order from 8 January to 6 February 2024 for self pick-up; dine-in at #B2-36A, Takashimaya Shopping Centre, 391 Orchard Road, Singapore 238872, self-collection at 221 Rangoon Road, Singapore 218459
12. Hanare by Takayama
We got a peek at the restaurant’s first yusheng creation, and it’s a beaut. Prepared in two sizes, the regular yusheng ($58) is a mix of colourful veggies and eight salmon slices, while the large yusheng ($88) doubles the treat with 16 slices of salmon. Both come with a house-made yuzu and plum sauce. If you’re feeling indulgent, add Hokkaido scallop ($38) or Japanese abalone ($58) to your order.
Hanare by Takayama, pre-order from 1 January to 1 February 2024, self pick-up available from 3 to 8 February 2024; email [email protected] to order
13. Long Beach
Celebrate the Year of the Dragon at this seafood restaurant, which offers a variety of CNY set menus across its outlets. Alongside steamed marble goby, Irish roast duck, and white pepper Alaskan king crab, you’ll be ushering in the new year with yusheng platters filled with abalone, vibrant veggies and more.
Long Beach, multiple locations including Dempsey and Robertson Quay
14. Restaurant Jag
Dine in style for the Year of the Dragon and toss to prosperity with the one Michelin-starred restaurant’s yusheng ($128++). The vibrant-hued dish is an ensemble of orange and black carrots, yellow and red beetroots, green and red radishes, daikon, and cabbage. Prepared in raw, cured, and pickled variations, these ingredients offer a symphony of flavours and textures. Alongside water cress crackers, sesame, peanuts, and gold leaf, the stars of the show are undoubtedly the cured Scottish salmon, smoked Hokkaido scallop, and marinated Japanese shrimp. Douse the plate with the argousier (sea buckthorn) and blood orange dressing before you kick-start your chopstick action.
Restaurant Jag, 6 to 25 February 2024, available for bookings of the private room during lunch and dinner; #02-02, Singapore Tyler Print Institute, 41 Robertson Quay, Singapore 238236
15. Kinki Restaurant + Bar
Grab your chopsticks and toss to an auspicious year ahead with the return of the Ultimate Kinki yusheng ($88++). Perfect for a table of four to five, this modern Japanese-style creation features fresh slices of salmon, tuna, and swordfish topped with salmon and flying fish roe for triple the prosperous blessings. For a pop of colour, the dish comes with shredded carrot, Japanese fish floss, deep-fried crabstick strips, dried wakame, pickled daikon radish, diced beetroot and more. Sprinkle the dressing of truffle oil and sesame for a “huat” time.
Kinki Restaurant + Bar, 1 to 29 February 2024, available only for dine-in, order three days in advance; #02-02, Customs House, 70 Collyer Quay, Singapore 049323
16. Cassia
Indulge in a glorious reunion dinner at the elegant Cassia, where you can choose between the Fortune ($388 for up to 10 pax) and Prosperity ($95.90 for two to four pax) yusheng to kick off the traditional CNY toss. The former features lobster, bird’s nest, abalone, and Norwegian salmon, while the latter consists of Norwegian salmon, julienned vegetables, and house-made berry plum sauce.
Cassia, now till 24 February 2024, order three days in advance; available online and at Capella Singapore, 1 The Knolls, Sentosa, Singapore 098297
17. Verandah Rooftop Rotisserie
For a take-home feast, look to this restaurant at Momentus Hotel Alexandra. Its Prosperity yusheng features a mountain of Thai green mango, green papaya, pomelo, ginger flower, daikon and carrot. Plus, it comes topped with citrus cured salmon, marinated jellyfish, roasted pine nuts, fish skin crisps, pork skin crackers, grapeseed oil, and yuzu kumquat sauce. What a treat.
Verandah Rooftop Rotisserie, 15 January to 24 February 2024; order online
18. Ya Ge
With plenty of set menus highlighting premium ingredients like Australian lobster, abalone, Chilean cod, and crab, this restaurant is ready and prepped for the CNY season. We love how its yusheng rendition (from $95.92) is anything but ordinary. Expect to see raspberry-flavoured dragon pudding treats atop crispy strips of eel, yellowtail, carrots, radish and pickled ginger. Sprinkle on a dash of passion fruit and kumquat dressing for a zesty toss. Get it when you dine in or take it home for a feast with the fam.
Ya Ge, 1 January to 24 February 2024; order online or at 1 Tras Link, Orchid Hotel Singapore, Singapore 078867
Here’s to a memorable lo hei with the best yusheng in Singapore for Chinese New Year 2024!
